Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-08-27
A Boom For Arizona.
From Los Angeles Tribune.

A Tribune representative met MT. J. W. Darlington, editor of the Arizona Seminal ot Yuma, at the St. Elmo Hotel, and from him learned of the imn.ense scheme which is on foot to irrlgate con tween the Colorado and the Glia river, aud west of the Yuma range of noun tains. Besides MT Darlington the fol- lowing gentlemen are largely interested in securing irrigation: Mir G. w. Cot ton, MT. Robert Mcintosh, and MT. D. NJ. Holloway. These gentlemen will meet in Yuma on Saturday and form a company. The property they wish to se- cure is government land and has been taken up largely by San Francisco par ties. This tract extends eighteen miles up along the Colorado river above Yu- ma, crosses Gila river sixteen miles above Yuma, which river flows down the val l ley and crosses the mesa of Yuma through the Colorado bottom to the Mexican line. It contains 180, 900 acres, all ill Yuma county.
 The ditch is to be fifty miles in length, and sixty feet wide.
 There is great deal of interest mani fested in the scheme by every one in that country, for when this section is irriga- | ted, fruit and vegetation of all kinds will flourish with little aid. Grapes have been raised ready for the market six weeks before any point in California could produce them.
 In the last forty days over 90, 900 acres have been taken up, and still the demand for it is steady and at times rushing. l Another canal in the Mohawk Valley has been started by Messls Joel Parker, of Orange, and Governor Gosper, of Los Angeles. This one is to be large one. It commences sixty miles south ot Yuma, and embraces 40, 900 acres of land.
 Speaking of the climate, MT. Dorring- ton remarked that the heat is not felt as severely as is supposed, it being of dry nature, and similar to that felt at kitch. en stove. Although persons drink a great deal, the heat evaporates all liquids rapidly and prevents sickness, which ir moist climate is easily incurred. Peo
 pie do not feel warm in Yuma unless they
 look at thermometer. No fogs and nt
 frosts are to be counted in as anot hel
 recommendation to this section It Is tn,
 idea of the syndicates interested in thes, 1, schemes to improve and rrigate this lant and induce farmers to settle there whel they show what can be done in that once , sterile region in the arid zone. ) Work will be commenced as soon a
 the company has been organized and in corporated and land secured.
 Taken in all, it is one of the greates
 of all the irrigation schemes yet started and will, without doubt, prove success
 full one. A vast garden will thus b
 opened to supply the outside world wit
 fruit, vegetables and other necessaries C
 life.
 Although the days are somewhat war;
 the nights, like those of Los Angeles
 and other southern California points, al + cool aud full of refreshing sleep. Colonel Darlington spoke of how h e had noticed that the Los Angeles ladie 1 were speculating in Teal estate, and il stead of talking dress and society, it ws !, all corner lots. He also mentioned tn continued boom of this section, an l seems to think that Arizona will y, . have her share, as undoubtedly she vii : at no far distant day, and the invalit tenderfoot and settlers from the east wi he welcomed as heartily as they now al in southern California.